An Early Morning Screeching...

Just got this notice from the nice folks of the Office of my Building. The emphasis is mine.

Dear Respective Tenant Contacts;

Beginning Thursday September 14th, 2006 the building will be conducting testing to the passenger car elevators. Testing will begin with the cars servicing floors 16 through 30 and move to the elevator cars servicing cars 1 through 15. The testing being performed is a requirement of the City of Chicago. Unfortunately, the testing will take several days to complete; the current scheduled date of completion is September 22nd.

Please be advised of the following conditions during this time period:

Elevator(s) will be taken out of service to perform testing. Due to this fact elevator wait time will be increased slightly through this time period.

The portion of testing between the hours of 5AM and 7AM will involve the testing of the safety mechanisms of the elevator(s). As a result, any occupants of the building during this time may experience:

o Sounds of banging, screeching or other noises coming from the elevator shaft or elevator lobbies.

o Temporary vibration in the floor, or ceiling.

o Increased elevator wait time.

During this time period if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact the office of the building at (312) XXX-XYXY. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.

The Office Of The Building
123 North Office Building Drive

Screeching?
Like Human Screeching because the elevator is free-falling?
Or Runaway Elevator When Brakes are Suddenly Applied, Screeching to a halt, screeching?

Either way, the sounds of this will, I am sure, be terrifying.
Thank God I arrive for work between 8:30 - 9:ooam. In the non-screeching period of the day.

Taking the stairs for a while,
Mr.B